A painstaking labour of love which has taken more than three years to complete will be unveiled in Nuneaton this weekend.

Countless thousands of stitches have gone into a needlework project to mark the millennium, at the 14th-century St James? Parish Church at Weddington.

It started out as a task taken on by five needlewomen at the church but ended up embracing the Weddington community.

Together, they have produced a millennium kneeler to place in front of the altar. It is 15ft long, in three 5ft sections, depicting Bible stories, the life of Christ and the history of the Weddington church.

Though the finished kneeler has had a brief public showing as part of an exhibition at Lichfield Cathedral, it has since been ?in hiding? ready to be officially introduced to the people of Weddington.

A service of dedication has been arranged at St James? at 4pm on Sunday followed by tea in the church hall to celebrate the completion of kneeler.